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Crashes involving bikes mostly driver’s fault

Cyclists were found to be at fault for only 20 per cent of accidentsJohn Callan / Rex Features

More than two thirds of all crashes between drivers and cyclists in Central London are the fault of the motorist, research indicates.

The City of Westminster Council found that drivers were to blame for 68 per cent of collisions between cyclists and motor vehicles in the borough in the past 12 months. It found that cyclists were at fault for only 20 per cent. In the remaining 12 per cent of cases, no cause could be found or both parties were to blame.

Announcing plans to become a “national leader” in cycle provisions, the Central London borough found that more than a fifth of all collisions between cars and bikes — 21 per cent — were caused by the driver failing to look properly.